Gridlocked: Why the 21st Century is Broken and How to Fix It
Systems across the industrialized world are broken, but who knows how to fix them? Many of us are tired of living in divided societies, tired of the constant sense of drama and angst in our media and public discourse. Gridlocked is a docuseries podcast that moves debate beyond current division, focusing on big issues causing societal ‘gridlock’ and solutions on how to fix them. So, if you feel confounded by challenges seemingly much bigger than ourselves, with society unable to move forward while we are left as bystanders, then this is the podcast for you. Join the Gridlocked team as they bring together leading experts with real-world solutions that go above and beyond politics.
Gridlocked: Why the 21st Century is Broken and How to Fix It
Episode 1: Introducing Gridlocked
This episode introduces Gridlocked, the new docuseries podcast exploring ‘why the 21st Century is broken and how to fix it.’
Podcast host Rolake Ojo is joined by Gridlocked creators Mark Havenner and Nick O’Hara, co-founders of global thought leadership consultancy Renovata, who provide an overview of Season One: Energy, before going on to discuss their wider ambitions for future seasons of the show.
Through a mixture of narration and discussion, the episode covers how Gridlocked gives voice to those with the ideas and solutions to deliver change, starting in Season One with the one issue underpinning so many others today: energy. This episode covers how the season shifts conversation away from the current debates about ‘net zero’ and climate ‘fatigue’ to examine the possibilities for better outcomes new ‘energy mixes’ involving clean technologies like nuclear and renewables can achieve.
One of the things setting Gridlocked apart from other podcasts is the caliber of its contributors, and this episode highlights who listeners can look forward to hearing from in Season One. This includes the planet’s most prominent living architect, Lord Norman Foster, together with a world-leading atmospheric scientist and a designer for the International Space Station, who will cover how innovative design can help us combat the climate emergency, and get real about decarbonization.
Season One also features Joshua Goldstein who co-wrote the new film out with director Oliver Stone, which releases in US cinemas April 2023, called Nuclear Now.
Gridlocked Season One: Energy has been produced in association with the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), led by Professor Jacopo Buongiorno.
Suggested Links:
- Gridlocked
- Renovata
- Jacopo Buongiorno
- Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
- Norman Foster Foundation
